Ann Sexton "You're Gonna Miss Me" 1973-1977

Sublime work from Ann Sexton – a mix between the deep soul of some of the rough country divas, and the smoother sound of northern singers like Barbara Mason! This CD's got 20 great tracks that she recorded for Sound Stage Seven, including funky stuff like "You're Losing Me", plus great polished ballads like "I'm His Wife, You're Just a Friend", which was her entry into the Barbara/Shirley "Woman to Woman" series of response songs. Great stuff – and with titles that include "You Got To Use What You Got", "Color My World Blue", "Come Back Home", "Loving You Loving Me", and "Be Serious". (Out of print.)  © 1996-2015, Dusty Groove, Inc.Just like her contemporary Ann Peebles, Ann Sexton may have been a little late for her own best. Singing conservative, yet funky, Southern soul in the '70s seems to have meant being overshadowed by disco, funk, and slick Philly soul, and she only released one album. Compared with Peebles, Sexton is far less known, one of her more successful songs making it to number 47 on the R&B charts. The present Charly compilation is probably her only available album, but it should include most of what she has released, making it one of few collections deserving the epithet "important." Unfortunately, there are some unnecessary flaws to it. The credit list is quite erroneous, and there is a strange omission in the tracks selection: Sexton's excellent version of "It's All Over But the Shouting" is left out, and even if there were more songs too choose from, such a choice would be a sin. That said, Ann Sexton is a both funky and emotional singer, as she proves in the intensive "You're Losing Me." This is also the only track written by her, which is a shame since it is one of the absolute gems of the album. On the whole, the album is a bit ballad-heavy, but that lets Sexton play out her full and rich emotional register. She shows almost painful tragic qualities in "I'm His Wife, You're Just a Friend," trying to convince her man's mistress that she doesn't stand a chance, and the contrasting and uncomplicated longing of "I Want to Be Loved" is simply beautiful. The album does contain some lightweight numbers, probably inevitable considering Sexton's limited catalog, but also a number of excellent dance tracks, like "You've Been Gone Too Long," which became a hit on the Northern soul scene in the '90s. (Allmusic)

trax:

01 I had a fight with love (and I lost) 02 I'm His Wife, You're Just A Friend 03 You got to use what you got 04 Colour my world blue 05 I Want To Be Loved 06 You've been doing me wrong for so long 07 Who's Gonna Love You 08 You Can't Win 09 Love, Love, Love 10 You're letting me down 11 You've Been Gone Too Long 12 Come Back Home 13 Keep on holding on 14 Loving You, Loving Me 15 You're Gonna Miss Me 16 If I work my thing on you 17 You're Losing Me 18 Sugar Daddy 19 Be Serious 20 Have A Little Mercy

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